IEP Goals Related to the Common Core for OT and PT Grades K-2

Title: IEP Goals Related to the Common Core for OT/PT
Grades K-2

By: Your Therapy Source Inc

Summary: Download of 6 files to align ELA and Math standards for grades K-2 with educationally relevant OT/PT goals

Here is a large goal bank for school based occupational and physical therapy that is aligned with the English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics common core standards for grades K-2. It is meant to provide guidance and suggestions on relating occupational and physical therapy goals to the common core curriculum in order to establish educationally relevant goals for a student's individualized education program (IEP). The document is divided into six sections: ELA Standards and Goals K, ELA Standards and Goals Grade 1, ELA Standards and Goals Grade 2, Math Standards and Goals K, Math Standards and Goals Grade 1 and Math Standards and Goals Grade 2.

The suggested goals are divided into sections:
grasp/ manipulation/ fine motor/ coordination
pre-writing/ writing
visual tracking/ visual attention/ visual perceptual skills
adaptive equipment/ technology use
higher level gross motor skills
sensory processing
posture/positioning
transfers/ transitioning
mobility
balance

This document is not meant to be an all inclusive goal bank for school based therapy. It is meant to offer suggestions to align
OT/PT goals with the Common Core. It also helps to establish how pediatric occupational and physical therapy can support students to reach their educational goals.